grass

grass
noun
1) (the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc.) hierba
2) (any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo: He studies grasses.) hierba
3) ((slang) marijuana.) hierba, maría (marihuana)
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- grasshopper
- grassland
grass n hierba / césped
grass
tr[grɑːs]
noun
1 (plant) hierba, yerba; (lawn) césped nombre masculino; (pasture) pasto; (dried) paja
■ a blade of grass una brizna de hierba
2 slang (marijuana) hierba, maría
3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang (informer) soplón,-ona
transitive verb
1 (turf) plantar césped en (over, -)
intransitive verb
1 slang (inform) chivarse (on, a), soplar (on, a)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
keep off the grass prohibido pisar el césped
the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) nadie está contento con su suerte
not to let the grass to grow under one's feet no perder el tiempo, no quedarse dormido,-a
to put somebody out to grass jubilar a alguien
grass court pista de hierba
grass roots SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL las bases nombre femenino plural
grass snake culebra
grass widow (separated) mujer nombre femenino separada 2 (divorced) mujer divorciada 3 (husband away) mujer que está sola porque su marido está fuera
grass widower (separated) hombre separado 2 (divorced) hombre divorciado 3 (wife away) Rodríguez nombre masculino
grass ['græs] n
1) : hierba f (planta)
2) pasture: pasto m, zacate m CA, Mex
3) lawn: césped m, pasto m
grass
n.
(§ pl.: grasses) = césped s.m.
• herbaje s.m.
• hierba s.f.
• pasto s.m.
• yerba s.f.
• zacate s.m.
v.
• apacentar v.
• cubrir de hierba v.
grass* (Drugs)
n.
• hierba* (Drogas) s.f.
• yerba* (Drogas) s.f.

I græs, grɑːs
noun
1)
a) u (as pasture) pasto m, zacate m (Méx); (lawn) césped m, hierba f, pasto m (AmL), grama (AmC, Ven)

to cut the grass — cortar el césped or la hierba or (AmL tb) el pasto or (AmC, Ven) la grama

to allow the grass to grow under one's feet — (usu neg) quedarse dormido

the grass is always greener on the other side — nadie está contento con su suerte; (before n)

grass court — cancha f de pasto (AmL), pista f de hierba (Esp)

b) c u (Bot) hierba f
c) u (dried) paja f
2) u (marijuana) (sl) hierba f (arg), maría f (arg), monte m (AmC, Col, Ven arg), mota f (Méx arg)
3) c (informer) (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam)

II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) soplar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam)

to grass ON somebody — delatar a alguien

[ɡrɑːs]
1. N
1) (Bot) hierba f, yerba f; (=lawn) césped m, pasto m (LAm), grama f (LAm); (=pasture) pasto m

keep off the grass — prohibido pisar la hierba

to put a horse out to grass — echar un caballo al pasto

- the grass is always greener on the other side
2) ** (=marijuana) marihuana f, mota f (LAm) *
3) (Brit) ** (=person) soplón(-ona) m / f
2.
VI (Brit) ** soplar *, dar el chivatazo *

to grass on — delatar a

3.
VT (also: grass over) cubrir de hierba
4.
CPD

grass court N — (Tennis) pista f de hierba

grass cutter N — cortacésped m

grass roots NPL — (fig) base f

grass-roots

grass snake N — culebra f

grass widow N — (esp US) (divorced, separated) mujer f separada o divorciada; (Brit) hum mujer f cuyo marido está ausente

grass widower N — (esp US) (divorced, separated) hombre m separado o divorciado; (Brit) hum marido m cuya mujer está ausente

* * *

I [græs, grɑːs]
noun
1)
a) u (as pasture) pasto m, zacate m (Méx); (lawn) césped m, hierba f, pasto m (AmL), grama (AmC, Ven)

to cut the grass — cortar el césped or la hierba or (AmL tb) el pasto or (AmC, Ven) la grama

to allow the grass to grow under one's feet — (usu neg) quedarse dormido

the grass is always greener on the other side — nadie está contento con su suerte; (before n)

grass court — cancha f de pasto (AmL), pista f de hierba (Esp)

b) c u (Bot) hierba f
c) u (dried) paja f
2) u (marijuana) (sl) hierba f (arg), maría f (arg), monte m (AmC, Col, Ven arg), mota f (Méx arg)
3) c (informer) (BrE colloq) soplón, -plona m,f (fam)

II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) soplar (fam), chivarse (Esp fam)

to grass ON somebody — delatar a alguien


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